diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index f51bc79..caa6e3b 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
         <div class="aside__content">
           {{- block "aside" . }}{{- end }}{{partial "allTags.html" . -}}
         </div>
+        <div class="aside__content">
+          {{- block "aside" . }}{{- end }}{{partial "recentPosts.html" . -}}
+        </div>
       </section>
 
       <footer class="page__footer">{{- partial "footer.html" . -}}</footer>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/recentPosts.html b/layouts/partials/recentPosts.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a367890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/recentPosts.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<h2>Recent Posts</h2>
+<ul>
+{{ range first 5 (where site.RegularPages "Section" "blog") }}
+    <li><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .LinkTitle }}</a>{{ if .Date }}<p>{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}</p>{{ end }}</li>
+{{ end }}
+</ul>